Homework: Environmental Health
The homework provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this homework by the end of the week.
Environmental Hazards Due to Polluted Air and Water
Many environmental hazards, such as air and water pollution, have been linked to adverse health outcomes not only in humans but also in aquatic life.
Using your course textbook, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, research on episodes in which environmental pollution caused hazards to the aquatic environment. Choose one episode and answer the following questions:
1. What were the main pollutants that caused hazards to aquatic life?
2. How did these pollutants affect the health of aquatic life adversely?
3. What are the various ways to prevent occurrences of such episodes in the future? Explain how these ways will help in the prevention of such episodes.
4. Discuss the association between environmental pollution and hazards to aquatic life.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.